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Managementby StaffNovember 20, 2019

School Bus Driver Honored on <I>Good Morning America</i> for Comforting Student

Isabel Lane of Wisconsin is honored during the news program’s “Make Your Monday” segment after a photo of her comforting a student on his first day of school went viral in September.

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Managementby Nicole SchlosserNovember 20, 2019

Arizona District Transitions to New School Bus Facility

The Chandler Unified School District #80 transportation team’s new 35,000-square-foot facility features five new vehicle lifts, 16 service bays, and a 1,400 square-foot parts department.

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Safetyby Sadiah Thompson November 19, 2019

Bill Would Require Seat Belts on British Columbia School Buses

Proposed legislation would require all new school buses purchased in the province after September 2021 to be equipped with seat belts.

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Safetyby Sadiah Thompson November 19, 2019

Car Strikes Man, 2 Girls Trying to Board School Bus

Nineteen-year-old Christopher Frachiseur of Georgia fails to stop for the school bus, jumps the curb, and drives onto the sidewalk past the right passenger side of the school bus, hitting a man and two students from the same family.

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Safetyby StaffNovember 18, 2019

Durham, Lytx Partner on School Bus Driver Safety Program

Durham School Services has seen improvements in driver behavior since deploying Lytx’s event recorders across its full fleet of 15,000 buses in December 2018.

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Safetyby Nicole SchlosserNovember 14, 2019

School Bus Driver Arrested After Crashing Into Ditch

Ten students and an aide are aboard when Jonathan Gates of Oregon, 20, crashes his bus. He is charged with driving under the influence of intoxicants, reckless driving, and reckless endangering.

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Alternative Fuelsby StaffNovember 14, 2019

Georgia District Adds 23 Propane School Buses

Henry County Schools' Blue Bird Vision propane buses are expected to emit 500 fewer pounds of particulate matter per year and about 19,000 fewer pounds of nitrogen oxide than the diesel buses they replaced.

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Special Needs Transportationby StaffNovember 13, 2019

Special-Needs Expert to Boost Training With Q-Straint/Sure-Lok Award Winnings

Therese Pelicano, a transportation manager for Frederick County (Md.) Public Schools, will use her Q’Straint/Sure-Lok Special Needs Transportation award winnings to enhance wheelchair securement training for her transportation staff.

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Managementby Nicole SchlosserNovember 12, 2019

Zonar Launches Grant Assistance Program

The program, provided by Learn, Design, Apply Inc., is designed to help Zonar customers identify, secure, apply for, and manage grant funding.

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Managementby StaffNovember 12, 2019

6 National Express Locations Earn ASE Blue Seal of Excellence

The school bus contractor’s locations in Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Washington receive Blue Seal certification from the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence.

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